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L.L.Bean Recalls Step Stools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert) is CPSC recall #13750, announced on August 29, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in the following colors: black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact l.l.bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. l.l.bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. the rest of the stool can be discarded. l.l.bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.. Affected brand: L.L.Bean Inc..
This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in the following colors: black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool.
Affected products
Painted cottage step stools
Recalled brands
L.L.Bean Inc.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact L.L.Bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. L.L.Bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. The rest of the stool can be discarded. L.L.Bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.
Recall date
August 29, 2013
CPSC recall #13750 covers L.L.Bean Recalls Step Stools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert), announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 29, 2013. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves L.L.Bean painted wood cottage step stools. They measure about 12 inches tall by 12 inches wide by 13 inches deep and have a slot on the top surface and hard plastic caps on the bottom of all four legs. They were sold in the following colors: black, coffee bean, ivory, light sage and red. Item number 281655 is printed on a sticker on the underside of the stool.
The CPSC remedy for recall #13750 is consumers should immediately stop using the step stools and contact l.l.bean for a full refund or a merchandise card. l.l.bean will send consumers a prepaid label to return one leg of the stool. the rest of the stool can be discarded. l.l.bean is contacting purchasers of the step stool directly.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
If you sell L.L.Bean Recalls Step Stools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert) on Shopify, stop selling the affected units immediately, notify customers who purchased them, and consider whether you have a Section 15(b) reporting obligation to the CPSC. RecallDocket helps Shopify merchants identify affected SKUs and prepare the required safety report.
The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/LLBean-Recalls-Step-Stools. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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